Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.71313, -2.58154
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦18+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦18+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Pintail +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Pintail +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Jubilee Trail (Dorset); Named hiking route nearby: Jubilee Trail (Dorset)
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 47: Seatown to Abbotsbury)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South Dorset RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef SDRRegional walking route
A nature walk at West Bexington, Hive BeachWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 1:00Round tripLocal walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Dorset trail
Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route388 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 388 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route463 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 463 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route970 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 970 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
7 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
9,692 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,692 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds12 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Mediterranean Gull · Wigeon · Pintail +7
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Purplepore Bracket · Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · Rosy Crust · Rhododendron Bristlebud · Beechmast Candlesnuff +3
- Purplepore BracketTrichaptum abietinum
- Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
- Rosy CrustPeniophora incarnata
- Rhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleae
- Beechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophila
- Bracken MapRhopographus filicinus
- Common Mazegill
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,692 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds12 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Mediterranean Gull · Wigeon · Pintail +7
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Purplepore Bracket · Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · Rosy Crust · Rhododendron Bristlebud · Beechmast Candlesnuff +3
- Purplepore BracketTrichaptum abietinum
- Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
- Rosy CrustPeniophora incarnata
- Rhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleae
- Beechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophila
- Bracken MapRhopographus filicinus
- Common Mazegill
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Datronia mollis
Datronia mollis
Hazel WoodwartHypoxylon fuscumHazel WoodwartHypoxylon fuscum